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Chapter 15

           "TheLordgivethandtheLordhathtakenawayBlessedbethenameoftheLord! Butit’ssohardOh,it’ssohard! OnlylastSaturdaymyJoebustedafirecrackerrightundermynoseandIknockedhimsprawling. LittledidIknowthen,howsoonOh,ifitwastodooveragainI’dhughimandblesshimforit." 

           "Yes,yes,yes,Iknowjusthowyoufeel,Mrs.Harper,Iknowjustexactlyhowyoufeel. Nolongeragothanyesterdaynoon,myTomtookandfilledthecatfullofPain-killer,andIdidthinkthecreturwouldtearthehousedown. AndGodforgiveme,IcrackedTom’sheadwithmythimble,poorboy,poordeadboy. Buthe’soutofallhistroublesnow. AndthelastwordsIeverheardhimsaywastoreproach" 

           Butthismemorywastoomuchfortheoldlady,andshebrokeentirelydown. Tomwassnuffling,now,himselfandmoreinpityofhimselfthananybodyelse. HecouldhearMarycrying,andputtinginakindlywordforhimfromtimetotime. Hebegantohaveanobleropinionofhimselfthaneverbefore. Still,hewassufficientlytouchedbyhisaunt’sgrieftolongtorushoutfromunderthebedandoverwhelmherwithjoyandthetheatricalgorgeousnessofthethingappealedstronglytohisnature,too,butheresistedandlaystill. 

           Hewentonlistening,andgatheredbyoddsandendsthatitwasconjecturedatfirstthattheboyshadgotdrownedwhiletakingaswim; thenthesmallrafthadbeenmissed; next,certainboyssaidthemissingladshadpromisedthatthevillageshould"hearsomething"soon; thewise-headshad"putthisandthattogether"anddecidedthattheladshadgoneoffonthatraftandwouldturnupatthenexttownbelow,presently; buttowardnoontherafthadbeenfound,lodgedagainsttheMissourishoresomefiveorsixmilesbelowthevillageandthenhopeperished; theymustbedrowned,elsehungerwouldhavedriventhemhomebynightfallifnotsooner. 

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